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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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